'Salon bandit' gets 14 years in prison

Jason Logsdon

Skokie Police Dept.

Jason Logsdon, 41, of the 900 block of Chicago Avenue in Evanston, is charged with 11 counts of felony armed robbery, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office. He has been charged with robbing nearly a dozen hair salons in Chicago, Skokie, Morton Grove, Broadview and Niles.

Jason Logsdon, 41, of the 900 block of Chicago Avenue in Evanston, is charged with 11 counts of felony armed robbery, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office. He has been charged with robbing nearly a dozen hair salons in Chicago, Skokie, Morton Grove, Broadview and Niles. (Skokie Police Dept.)

Clifford WardSpecial to the Tribune

An Evanston man who robbed a number of beauty salons and small shops throughout the Chicago area was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for four hold-ups in DuPage County, according to prosecutors.

Jason Logsdon, 42, pleaded guilty to armed robberies in Lombard, Glen Ellyn and Bensenville, part of a string of 11 hold-ups Logsdon allegedly committed in late 2012 and early 2013, authorities said.

The 14-year sentence matches one imposed in Cook County, where Logsdon also has pleaded guilty, DuPage prosecutors said. The sentences will be served concurrently, officials said.

Police say Logsdon used a pellet gun in the robberies, and that he used the proceeds to support a drug habit. He often targeted beauty salons because he thought he would be less likely to encounter male employees, police said.

A witness at a Wicker Park robbery Feb. 4, 2013, provided partial license plate information, which led to Logsdon’s arrest.

He was arrested Feb 4., 2013, in Elmhurst, about seven hours after he allegedly robbed the Great Clips in Wicker Park. According to testimony, Logsdon told police that a crack cocaine habit spurred the crime spree, which started Dec. 26 2012 with a holdup at the Bensenville business.